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1 Moeda = 4.800 Reis
| Issuer | Banco de Lisboa |
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| Year | 1843 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal vignette border enclaved within a rectangular frame of fine guilloche ornament. Four corner vignettes in intaglio depict classical allegorical figures; the upper-left shows a reclining figure and the upper-right a seated figure with attributes, while the lower corners carry further allegorical scenes with figures representing commerce and the sea. The central text panel bears the issuing authority's name and the promise-to-pay inscription in letterpress script, with the denomination spelled out in full as 'QUATRO MIL E OITO CENTOS REIS', the place and date 'Lisboa 19 de Maio 1843', and serial number 'N.º 6368 A' printed twice flanking the word 'UMA'. A manuscript signature appears beneath the date line. |
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| Obverse lettering | A Direcção Geral do BANCO DE LISBOA pagará à vista ao Portador a quantia de QUATRO MIL E OITO CENTOS REIS em metal pelo recebido. Lisboa 19 de Maio 1843 N.º 6368 A UMA N.º 6368 A |
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The Banco de Lisboa was one of two rival chartered banks operating in Portugal in the 1840s — the other being the Banco Commercial — and their overlapping note issues created persistent confusion in daily commerce. The moeda unit printed here was an accounting convenience, pegged at 4,800 réis, reflecting the old gold moeda de ouro denomination that had long since left circulation as coin but persisted in bookkeeping and large transactions.
The bank was absorbed into the newly created Banco de Portugal in 1846, just three years after this note's issue date, making the Banco de Lisboa series among the shortest-lived chartered issues in Portuguese financial history.